extrabold actively gives back to the community and invests in the lives of South Africans.
- extrabold and its portfolio of hotels actively support the following organisations, as well as several other great initiatives on an ongoing basis:
- Firlands Children's Home
- Immaculate Conception Soup Kitchen
- Gift of the Givers Foundation
- Botchabelo Poverty Alleviation Village
- St Lukes Hospice
- Pietermaritzburg Children's Home
- Pietermaritzburg Old Age Home
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
- Sihle Tours
- Crowne Gifts
- Talent development academy:
- HPF / extrabold UJ-STH Bursary Scheme – Offering bursaries to over 20 students of the STH - University of Johannesburg.
- "Walk in my shoes" Program – Offering students of STH - University of Johannesburg the opportunity to walk in the shoes of a General Manager for an entire week.
- Operational Development Program (ODP) – Certified 3 to 6 months skills programs offered to over 70 team members per annum.
- Supervisory Development Program (SDP) – Certified 12 months supervisory development program offered to over 35 team members per annum.
- Development Program (MDP) - Certified 12 months managerial development program offered to over 15 team members per annum.
- Hotel Management Degree Program – Offered to various team members through educational partners such as the STH - University of Johannesburg.
- Executive Development Program (EDP) – Offered to various team members through management certificate programs offered by educational partners such as Cornell University in NY State.
